Bullying Affects Us Too: Parental Responses to Bullying at Kindergarten

Autor/inn/en	Humphrey, Gary; Crisp, Beth R.
Titel	Bullying Affects Us Too: Parental Responses to Bullying at Kindergarten
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33 (2008) 1, S.45-49 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0312-5033
Schlagwörter	Siblings; Bullying; Disabilities; Kindergarten; Anxiety; Parent Attitudes; Antisocial Behavior; Interviews; Emotional Response; Psychological Patterns; Family School Relationship; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sibling; Geschwister; Mobbing; Handicap; Behinderung; Angst; Elternverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Emotionales Verhalten; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Preschool age children are often thought of as too young to be able to engage in bullying behaviours. However, when it does occur, there are ramifications not only for the child but also for parents and siblings. This paper explores this issue by reporting on an exploratory study involving interviews with four parents whose child had experienced bullying in a Victorian kindergarten. Parents reported a range of responses, including anger, guilt for not protecting their child, and powerlessness in the face of denial from kindergarten staff that their child had been bullied. Being unable to access information about bullying among preschool children which might validate their experiences, reinforced the sense of isolation these parents experienced. Further research which explores the needs of family members of children bullied in the kindergarten (prior to school) setting is needed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10